The risks that exist in International trade can be divided into two major groups:
- 1. Commercial risks
- Risk of insolvency of the buyer
- Risk of protracted default - the failure of the buyer to pay the amount due within six months after the due date
- Risk of non-acceptance
- 2. Political risks
- Risk of cancellation or non-renewal of export or import licences
- War risks
- Risk of expropriation or confiscation of the importer's company
- Risk of the imposition of an import ban after the shipment of the goods
- Trabsfer risk - imposition of exchange controls by the importer's country or foreign currency shortages
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